Differential-bearing support.



I. e. HEASLEI. DIFFERENTIAL BEARING SUPPORT.. II'PPVLICATIOII FILED FEB. 4 I9I5.

Patentedl pr. 25, 1916.

lli-iinnl By z 7 1. G. HEASLET. "DIFFERENTIAL BEARING SUPPORT. APPLICATION mib FEB. 4. |915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' MHS? .1er/ins e.' naasten', or nnrnorr, MICHIGAN, `assreivcn 'ro vTHE sfrunnnnnnn.

oonronarrou, A Conronarrou or New JERSEY. y

DFFERENTIALBEARING SUPPORT.

Patented Apr.. A25, 191.6. Application led February 4, 1815. Serial No. 6,078. i

To all whomz't may concern: j Be it known that I, JAMES Gr. Humaine i citizen of the United States of America, and

resident ofthe city of Detroit, county of. Wayne, State of Michigan, United States of America,- liave invented certain new 'and usekful Improvements lin Differential-Bearing Supports, of which the following is a specifiporting and bearing members shall' be inaccomplishing the looking of the bearings cation. l ff 1 This invention relates to means for 'supporting and adjusting the differential-bearings of motor vehicles.

The dierential is usually housed within a casting and isfsupported betweenrecessed sections of the casting and cap memberscooperating with said recessed sections to form bearings and supports for the dierential, the caps being secured to the body ofthe casting by suitable screws.

In order to accomplish the adjustment of the differential, it is necessary that these supternally scin-i\v-threaded,J and difficulty has been found in accomplishing this screw- Athreading between two separablemembers.

Other difficulties have been presented "in within the supporting member.

It is the purpose of this invention to overcome these difficulties by. providing a sepa rate and independent support forthe dif fereiitial which can he manufactured as an y entirety 'and anchored to the main casting or subject-matteil of this invention, whileFig.

Sis a section thereof. v i 1 is part of the mayor casting which is adapted to contain the diiferential and other mechanism cooperating therewith,.which differential mechanism is conventionally shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings in dot-and-dash-- lines. 2 is a bolt'hole through said casting 1,

while 3 is a seat adapted to receive and support one side of the supporting member hereafter to be described.

I have designated the vsupporting member Specification of Letters Patent.

- repair for any reason, it mayA be as a whole as Ll, the same being illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. This member is substantially in` the forni of a ring and is provided forming part of the ring isinternally screwi Said post 5 is adapted to threaded as at 10. The internal periphery y V11 of the ring is provided with a smooth surface. The external. periphery 12' is adapted to rest inthe seat 3, the latter being that section ofthe ring and to aiford additional support for the same. That portieri of the ring opposite the retainingpost is provided 'with a boss 13, which is. pierced by a, bolt-hole as at 14. The ring is radially divided as at 15. The divided sections of the ring are united by a bolt and nut as at 15a. lispart of .the diere'ntial casingand 17 indicates what is well' known as the Timken roller bearing.k

18 and 18 are axles. l

19' are ringsexternally screw-threaded Aas at 20 and provided with lugs 21 by means of which the ring 19 may be rotated.

' cut but of the casting in a manner to receive' In the construction of the supporting 'member 4, I prefer to concentrate thejvveight vof metal adjacent' the binding post 5 Aand' cause thesame to taper 0E in weight toward the opposite side of the ring. This i'sl done supporting member where such strength is most needed. It Will be appreciated .that

this supporting member l may be manufac- -for the purpose of giving strength to the'l tured as a unit from any suitable metal apart from the main` casting, which forms the vsupporting means forthe differential and other mechanism. 'l/Vhen so constructed rit iseasily appliedfand' securedv in position by introducing the binding post 5 inside the practical purposes', becomes homogeneous i.

with the main casting.

conveniently removed and replaced.

Should it require To assemble the Timken bearings within the ring and adjust such oppositely-disposed bearings `in their relation to the differential, I place the Timken bearing within the smooth section'of the ring indicated as 11 and then screw ring 1f) into the screwthreaded aperture 10, and when a proper adjustment is found I lock the bearing within the ring by means of the screw It will be understood that the reverse of thisroperation permits the release of the mechanism.

- What I claim is:

l. In,h motor vehicle construction, differential supporting means embodying a casing, an annular member provided with a retaining post extending radially from said member, and means for securing the post toD the casing, said annular member being heavier adjacent the post and tapering` in Weight ot metal to a point opposite said post, at which point said member is parted, the internalperiphery of said member being substantially smooth except adjacent one edge thereof' where it is screw-tin'aided, in Con1l)ination\\'ith roller bearings mounted Within'the smooth,portion of the annular member, an externally threaded ring screwed into the threaded portion of the annular member, and means cooperating with the -parted annular member tor normallymaintaining it in contracted iorm.

2. n motor vehicle construction, differential mecbaniisin, in combination with means for supporting the same embodying an apertured easing to house the differential mecha- `nism, `annular members positioned at each side of said mechanism, a radial post on each `annular member, Which posts extend through the apertures of the casing, means for rigidly maintaining the posts in such position, and means positioned `within said annular members for supporting the differential mechanized against bodily lateral movement.

3. In motor vehicle construction, differential'meclninism, in combination with means for supporting the same embodying an apertured casing to house the differential mechanism, parted annular members positioned at each side of' said mechanism, a radial post on each annular meulber, which posts exitcnd through the apertures of the casing, means for rigidly maintaining the posts in such position, anti-friction bearings positioned within ear-h annular member tor supporting the differential mechanism, and means for locking each parted annular member in contracted position about its respective bearing.

4C. In motor vehicle construction, differential mechansm, in combination with means for su pporting the same embodying an aper- V tured casing to house the differential mechai msm, parted annular members posltloned at each side of said mechanism, a radial post on each annular member, which posts extend through the apertures of the casing, means for rigidly maintaining the posts in such position, anti-friction bearings positioned within each annular member for supporting the differential mechanism, means for longitudinally shitting said hearings relative to their respective annular members, and means for locking each parted annular member in contracted position about its bearing-shifting means for precluding inadvertent shifting of said bearings.

5. In motor vehicle construction, differential mechanism, in combination with means for supporting the same embodying an apertured casing to house the differential mechanism, parted annular members positioned at each side of said mechanism, a radial post on each annular member, which posts extend through the aperture of the casing, means for rigidly maintaining the posts in such position, anti-friction bearings positioned within each annular member for supporting the differential mechanism, rings threaded into said annular members for longitudinally shifting said bearings relative to their respective annular members, and means for locking each parted annular member in contraetcdjposition about its bearing-shifting ring' for preeluding inadvertent shifting of said bearings.

6. In motor vehicle construction, differential mechanism, in combination with means for supporting the same embodying a casing to house the differential mechanism, annular members positioned within said casing and supporting the differential mechanism, a

`rigid post secured to each annular member,

and means for rigidly securing said posts to the casing whereby the differential mechanism is mounted upon the casing against bodily, 'longitudinal or lateral movement.

7. In motor vehicle construction, differential mechanism, in combination with means f'or supporting the same embodying a casing 'to house' the differential mechanism, annular members positioned ivithinsaid easing and supporting the differential mechanism, a threaded rigid post secured to cach annular member and passing through apertures in the casing, and threaded members coperating with the threaded posts exteriorly of the casing for rigidly securing said posts thereto whereby the differential mechanism is mounted upon theeasing against bodily longitudinal or ,lateral movement.

8. In motor Vehicle construction, differential mechanism, in combination with means for supporting the same embodying a casing to honsethe differential mechanism, parted annular members positioned Within said casing and supported in spaeed'relation thereon, means positioned within the annular members for supporting the dih'ercnfial mechanism, and means for locking the parted 'annular members in contracted form, each of said parted annular members being tapered in Weight of material to the.

point Where it is parted, whereby maximum resiliency of said annular members is ob tained.- f

- 9. In motor vehicle construction, a casing, and differential mechanism housed therein, in combination With a differential supporting element embodying an annular member adapted to be clamped about a'portion of the differential mechanism for the purpose of supporting the same, and a threaded stem on said annular member adapted t0 be passed through an aperture in the casing and secured externally thereof for the purpose oi xedly positioning said annular' member interiorly of the casingl 'i Signed by me at the city of Detroit, Michigan, this 29th da ofJanuary 1915.

AMES G. HEASLET. Witnesses: u

G. M. EGeLEsToN, R'. E.' SCRATCH. 

